April 29, 2025

Civilian Acquired Skill Program: turning experience into enlistment advantage

FORT KNOX, Ky. — In an ongoing effort to modernize its workforce and address critical occupational needs, the U.S. Army has updated its Civilian Acquired Skills Program. The ACASP is designed for individuals who already possess key job skills and certifications acquired through civilian education, training or work experience. The program allows qualified applicants to apply their expertise directly to specific Army career fields, enabling them to bypass portions of initial training and begin their military careers at a more advanced level.

April 28, 2025

Kentucky MEDEVAC prepares for deployment to Europe

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation MEDEVAC held its departure ceremony with friends and family in attendance at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky. on April 25, 2025. Charlie Company will be heading to Kosovo to provide intra-theater aeromedical evacuation for the Army health system.

April 2, 2025

Captive for 15 Months, WWII Veteran Returns to POW Camp

TYCHOWO, Poland — Eighty years after his liberation from a German prisoner of war camp, 101-year-old Lester F. Schrenk returned to the site of his captivity, Stalag Luft IV in Tychowo, Poland, on Friday, March 22, 2025. "To be back here in Poland after all these years, it's truly a blessing," Schrenk said, his eyes twinkling. "There was a time when this place held painful memories, but that anger, that resentment... it has no place in my heart anymore."

April 1, 2025

81st Readiness Division hosts 2nd annual Operation Holistic Warrior

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Reserve are spearheading the effort to transform the way the Army Reserve understands health and wellness. Operation Holistic Warrior, an annual training event hosted this year at Fort Jackson, S.C., is instructing Soldiers on how to integrate a Holistic Health and Fitness lifestyle.

March 24, 2025

Army Reserve’s critical role in restoring Army’s Caisson Detachment

ALDIE, Va. — From charging into battle, to transporting supplies and personnel, horses have played a key role in the Army’s history. As members of the nation’s historic 3rd Infantry Regiment, the horses of the Old Guard have carried on what is one of the Army’s most iconic traditions – paying tribute to past presidents and service members – notably honoring the recent passing of President Jimmy Carter.

March 21, 2025

Kentucky NCOs augment active component drill sergeants

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Four drill sergeants from Kentucky’s Recruit Sustainment Program (RSP) augmented active component drill sergeants from the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, July 21-Aug. 4, 2024. Not only was the experience an excellent broadening opportunity, but it has also enhanced the effectiveness of RSP.

March 10, 2025

Meet Your Recruiter - Staff Sgt. Gyres Fouelefack

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Staff Sgt. Gyres Fouelefack, a native of Silver Springs, Maryland serves as a Recruiter at the San Jose East Army Recruiting Station in San Jose, California. He was recently recognized by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command leadership as one of the standout performers in the command.

March 7, 2025

Army.mil Feature - Far Forward Biological Sequencing

Read our latest article about the Far Forward Biological Sequencing (FFBS) Capability on Army.mil. Learn how our innovative and incremental approach to fielding this technology supports our warfighters as we help pace the biological threats in our modern and complex CBRN defense environments. Read the full story

Feb. 26, 2025

250 years! APS-2 QA expert says Army is world’s strongest, most lethal fighting force

MANNHEIM, Germany — Ron Louallen is a quality assurance specialist with Army Field Support Battalion-Germany who works at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany. He said, “one thing that hasn’t changed over the past 250 years is the Army’s mission to deter war, and if necessary, our ability to win our nation’s wars. Happy 250th birthday, U.S. Army!”

Feb. 25, 2025

Opening ceremony kicks off 44th iteration of Cobra Gold

KORAT, Thailand — More than 200 service members from U.S., Thailand, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, and Malaysia gathered on the parade grounds at Camp Suranaree, Thailand, Feb. 25, to usher in the start of Cobra Gold 2025.